No technological progress in 40 years
July 26, 2009
I was recently watching a series called " Ancient Inventions ". It is hosted by one of the guys from Monty Python and is reasonably entertaining and informative.
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Canadian Mobile Phones: Getting the Least for the Most
July 24, 2009
So today I received my Fido bill and noticed a new charge called "Other minutes." I was confused since I have a 150 minute plan and only used about 60 last month.
New site: buymystuff.com
July 16, 2009
Last night I gave the first public demo of my new site -- http://buymystuff.com What does it do? It's basically like having an online garage sale that people can browse 24x7.
New Zealand and running a virtual company
July 8, 2009
It's official! All of the paperwork for a one-year working holiday trip to New Zealand is now complete. Melissa and I will be leaving September 1st, and returning August 2010.
Banned Companies List
July 5, 2009
I've often referred to my "banned companies" list. This is a list I keep of companies that have caused me sufficient harm that I refuse to do business with them.
What stresses you out?
June 29, 2009
They say some of the most stressful things in life are: Starting a new job Moving Major relationship changes Maybe I'm weird, but these aren't even on my top ten list.
Conservation or Economics?
June 25, 2009
There seem to be more and more calls to conserve and "save the environment" these days. Now, I'm all for efficiency. I hate to see unnecessary waste, and I love nature. I pick up my trash .
Rogers' infrastructure still sucks after all these years
June 22, 2009
I've had the displeasure of using Rogers cable Internet at two different places I've been staying recently -- one in Guelph, and one in Breslau.
Different ways to spend $2,000
June 17, 2009
For $2,000, I could buy: One LG 47" LCD TV : http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?sku_id=0770HDS0010121815 Or, all of the following: Flight from Toronto to Los Angeles Flight from Los Angeles to Fiji 4 days/3...
Driving in stop and go traffic
June 14, 2009
Driving to Toronto one evening, I was very annoyed with how traffic was moving, and decided it might be therapeutic to rant about it.